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Proverbs 22:25

or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
Proverbs 22:25
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מוֹקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

  1. פֶּן־pen-“lest”
    Particle · “lest” · Strong's H6435
  2. תֶּאֱלַ֥ףte.'e.Laf“you should learn”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָלַף · “to teach|learn” · Strong's H0502
  3. אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו'a.re.cha.tov“ways his”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫רַח · “way” · Strong's H0734
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  4. וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ve.la.kach.Ta“and you will take”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “recieve” · Strong's H3947H
  5. מוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.Kesh“a snare”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוֹקֵשׁ · “snare” · Strong's H4170
  6. לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃le.naf.She.kha“for self your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “myself” · Strong's H5315I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)